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How do master franchise owners get paid?

A master franchisee is typically someone who enters into a contract with the franchise company to help them sell and service individual franchisees in a large and well-defined area. This is usually a metropolitan or statewide territory. The master normally gets a cut of all the money that flows from the individual franchisees to the […]

A master franchisee is typically someone who enters into a contract with the franchise company to help them sell and service individual franchisees in a large and well-defined area. This is usually a metropolitan or statewide territory.

The master normally gets a cut of all the money that flows from the individual franchisees to the main franchise company — most often around half. This could include initial franchise fees, ongoing royalty fees, training fees, real estate or build-out assistance fees.

The master is not an employee of the franchise company so there is no salary or other fixed income. They are paid strictly as they produce revenue for the main company.

The main difference between being an individual franchisee and a master franchisee is in defining who your customer is. For the franchisee, the customer is the consumer that buys the product or service from the business.

For the master, the customer is the individual franchisee. The master spends his or her time focused on creating success for the individual franchisees so the business can grow through their increased volumes.

About the Author

Jeff Elgin has developed a consulting system that matches pre-screened, high-quality prospective franchisees with the franchise opportunities that best fit their personal profile.

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